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The IgnorantIntellectual on Media
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This channel covers the collecting of all things media. Films (4K, Blu-ray, DVD), CDs, LP's, and Books are what is talked about most but all media is in play: magazines, sports and other cards, video games and anything else that comes into our possession. It should be lots of fun.
Mixed Haul, Episode 41: MaddAddam Trilogy, Sex Pistols, Michael Moore, Death From Above 1979...
In this our 41st episode of Mixed Hauls we talk about an epic war drama from Christopher Nolan, a 1924 horror classic from The Masters of Cinema by Eureka, The Wire tv series, and a Michael Moore documentary. We delve into dystopian literature with Margaret Atwood, political philosophy with Thomas Hobbes, psychoanalysis with Viktor Frankl, growing up female with Judy Blume, and Russian literature with Leo Tolstoy. We discuss two of the most important books in world religion and then talk music about The Sex Pistols, Metallica and Death From Above 1979. Finally we solve the problem of how to get boutique cinema products within Canada without having to import from the US or other countries. It should be lots of fun.
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Physical Media Aghhh I Need More Room, CD Wall Hack
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This is just a quick video showing that if you still listen to your music in the form of compact discs, there is a simple hack to save you a bunch of storage and display space. Why use shelving when you can use this, and it works for DVDs, Blu-rays and 4 Ks as well.
Thrift Store Haul, Episode 17: French Erotic Cinema, Brigette Bardot, Spike Lee, Criterions and more
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We go through what I found at my local thrift stores in the last few days which includes books from the Everyman library, Jordan Peterson and Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. C. S. Lewis' most famous fantasy collection also makes an appearance. In films, I found a collection of 30s to 60s erotic French cinema titles which star Brigette Bardot, Catherine Deneuve and others, Both the Eclipse series...
Private Sale Haul, Episode 11: George Romero, Giallo, Steelbooks, Payback Director's Cut and more...
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We found lots of great stuff for this private sale haul. This includes special editions of Close Encounters of the Third Kind. We review two albums by the Drive By Truckers. We take an in-depth look at Payback comparing the Theatrical and Director's Cut versions of the film. We look at some exploitation films and a Giallo film from Fernando Di Leo. We cover a documentary film that is a hard fin...
Thrift Store Haul, Episode 16: Leonard Cohen, Beastie Boys, Franklin Library, Steelbooks and more...
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In this the 16th episode of my thrift store purchases, we show how lucky you can be, on occasion, with these visits when I found some beautiful Franklin Library Pulitzer Prize-winning leatherbound editions. We also go through other books including the greatest Sci-Fi book of all time, Leonard Cohen's final book of poetry, a Modern Library Giant, some Penguin Classics and Broadview Literary Text...
Private Sale Haul, Episode 10: Criterions & Arrow, The Doors vinyl, Batman, Werewolves and more...
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We review multiple movies including six in the Criterion Collection. Vincent Price makes an appearance through Arrow's box set of some Edgar Allen Poe inspired films. The iconic first album of The Doors gets a spotlight through a 180g reissue. A Blu-ray box set of the original Batman films gets a once-over and we discuss why Repo Man has become such an iconic 80s masterpiece. Plus a whole lot m...
My Film Library, Episode 29: Directors: T - V: Tarantino, Gus Van Sant, Lars Von Trier, and more...
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In this, the 29th episode of My Film Library we continue in the Direcotors section showing all the films of directors with the last name that begins with the letter T, U, and V. That includes: Quentin Tarantino, J. Lee Thompson, Jacques Tourneur, David Twohy, Tom Tykwer, W. S. Van Dyke, Jean Marc Vallee, Gus Van Sant, Paul Verhoeven, Denis Villeneuve, and Lars Von Trier. It should be lots of fun.
Mixed Haul, Episode 40: Criterions, Arrow, Drive-By Truckers, Gamera, The Beaches and more...
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We tackle Japanese Kaiju films, misogynist reviewers, Canadian girl rock, a Jim Jarmusch entry from the Criterion Collection, Blu-rays from Rob Reiner, Wolfgang Peterson, and others. Neko Case and the Drive-By Truckers are spotlighted, AC-DC and Suede get a mention, and we talk about some House of Marley musical Equipment. Plus we take on misogyny, male vs. female art, Brit-pop, and Tyler Child...
Mixed Haul, Episode 39: Criterion, Phantasm Box Set, Everyman Library, Dystopian Fiction and more...
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Today we go through games, movies and books, including new Arrow video selections like the awesome Box set of the five Phantasm films. We look at the OOP Criterion Collection edition of the great English gangster film The Long Good Friday, Arrow's nice box set of the 1966 Roger Corman horror film Blood Bath. Corpse Bride and a box set of the I Spit on Your Grave put out by Ronin are also review...
Private Sale Haul, Episode 9: Female Prisoner Scorpion, Vengeance Trilogy, Criterions and more...
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In this Private Sale Haul we review Enemy of the State and The River's Edge. We go through The Bob Dylan Complete Albums, Volume 1 box set. We review multiple Criterion Collection volumes including You, Me and Everyone We Know, Silence of the Lambs, Ghost World, The Virgin Suicides, and others. We also introduce you to Garagehouse Pictures who briefly dipped a toe in the Boutique Cinema market ...
My Film Library, Episode 28: Directors: S: Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, Kevin Smith and more...
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In this 28th video of the series we go through all the directors with the last starting with the letter S. This includes: John Schlesinger, Joel Schumacher, Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, Dominic Sena, M. Night Shyamalan, Bryan Singer, John Singleton, Kevin Smith, Zack Snyder, Steven Soderbergh, Oliver Stone, John Sturges, and Seijun Suzuki. It should be lots of fun.
My Film Library, Episode 27 Directors: Q & R: Romero, Ritchie, Reitman, Renoir, Rivette and more...
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Today we go through the directors in my library that has a last name starting with Q & R. Well I have no Q's so it's really only R. They include: Sam Raimi, Harold Ramis, Brett Ratner, Carol Reed, Nicolas Winding Refn, Rob Reiner, Jean Renoir, Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman, Guy Ritchie, Jacques Rivette, Robert Rodriguez, George Romero, and Roberto Rossellini.
Private Sale Haul, Episode 8: Steelbooks, Big Bang Theory, 13th Floor Elevators and more...
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In this our 8th video we go through some of the greatest albums both on CD and LP in the history of Rock and Blues. The Rolling Stones, Howlin' Wolf, 13th Floor Elevators, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Pink Floyd, Supertramp, Simon and Garfunkel, and Peter Frampton. We also show off a couple horror steelbooks with added posters from Scream Factory and Canada's funnest addition to the werewolf horror...
Mixed Haul, Episode 38: Scream Factory, Friday the 13th, Halloween, Gamera, and much more...
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In this video we take a look at some dystopian fiction, the works of Marx & Engels including a discussion on the validity of the exploitation of the proletariat, Siddhartha, The Iliad and the Modern Library, the International Collector's Library, and the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. We delve into some horror films, with Dog Soldier, Halloween, Scream Factory's Friday the 13th Collection, a...
Mixed Haul Episode 37: Ray Donovan, Pixar, The Prince, Neil Jordan, Populism and much more...
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In the 37th installment of our Mixed Hauls library we review films, books and CDs including Up! and Almost Famous on steelbook Blu-ray, Star Trek TNG, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bruce Springsteen, and The Cars. We do an in-depth review o Neil Jordan films including a discussion of transgenderism in popular cinema. Mel Brooks and Edgar Wright are also a topic of conversation. Plus Machiavelli and Populism....
Private Sale Haul, Episode 7: Arrow Limited Edition Box Sets, Eureka Masters of Cinema Steelbooks...
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Private Sale Haul, Episode 7: Arrow Limited Edition Box Sets, Eureka Masters of Cinema Steelbooks...
Mixed Haul, Episode 36: Brigitte Bardot, Jean-Luc Godard, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Tibetan Book of the Dead..
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Mixed Haul, Episode 36: Brigitte Bardot, Jean-Luc Godard, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Tibetan Book of the Dead..
My Film Library, Episode 27: Directors: P: Pakula, Park, Payne, Peckinpah, Peterson and more...
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My Film Library, Episode 27: Directors: P: Pakula, Park, Payne, Peckinpah, Peterson and more...
Basketball & Billboards: The NBA and Public Billboards, We Discuss
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Basketball & Billboards: The NBA and Public Billboards, We Discuss
My Film Library, Episode 26: Directors: N & O: Natali, Nichols, Nolan, Ophuls, & Oz
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My Film Library, Episode 26: Directors: N & O: Natali, Nichols, Nolan, Ophuls, & Oz
Mixed Haul, Episode 35: Gangsters, Atom Egoyan, Steelbooks Mötley Crüe, and much more...
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Mixed Haul, Episode 35: Gangsters, Atom Egoyan, Steelbooks Mötley Crüe, and much more...
Cheap Box Breaks, Episode 4: 2022 Topps Heritage Baseball
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Cheap Box Breaks, Episode 4: 2022 Topps Heritage Baseball
Thrift Store Haul, Episode 15: The Big Lebowski on 4k, Danny Boyle, Paper Mill Press and more...
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Thrift Store Haul, Episode 15: The Big Lebowski on 4k, Danny Boyle, Paper Mill Press and more...
Cheap Box Breaks, Episode 3: 1993 O-Pee-Chee Premier Baseball
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Cheap Box Breaks, Episode 3: 1993 O-Pee-Chee Premier Baseball
Mixed Haul, Episode 34: Resident Evil 4K Steelbook Complete Film Series, Groundhog Day 4K, and more.
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Mixed Haul, Episode 34: Resident Evil 4K Steelbook Complete Film Series, Groundhog Day 4K, and more.
Cheap Box Breaks Episode 2: 2021 Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball
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Cheap Box Breaks Episode 2: 2021 Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball
My Film Library, Episode 25: Directors: M: Madden, Mann, Miller, Milestone and more...
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My Film Library, Episode 25: Directors: M: Madden, Mann, Miller, Milestone and more...
Cheap Box Breaks Episode 1: 1991 Upper Deck Baseball High Series
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Cheap Box Breaks Episode 1: 1991 Upper Deck Baseball High Series
Mixed Haul, Episode 33: Steelbooks, Philosophy, Titane, Michael Bay, George Orwell and more...
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Mixed Haul, Episode 33: Steelbooks, Philosophy, Titane, Michael Bay, George Orwell and more...
I've done that too but i wouldn't use stickers cause it won't last very long and the cases will most likely fall to the floor in a few weeks or something. I bought empty CD cases, and drilled a hole in the middle of the back plastic, mounted the cases with short flat screws on the side of the shelf, then put the CD and cover inside them, a few well chosen albums that i wanted to display (not so much about space saving really though). I got many solutions cause i got CD's and DVD's all over the place. One solution that i built is a 6ft tall replica of the empire state building filled with DVD's, not sure how many but maybe around 200. Another solution is a big drawer (for clothes probably, that i found) with 6 big drawers and all of them are filled with CD's and DVD's. It's like a hidden shelf but instead of stacking them on a traditional shelf in vertical position they are horizontally stacked in the drawers, one row of CD's and another row of DVD's in every drawer and they fit 100% perfectly in there both widthwise and heightwise (i got lucky), so a few hundred more of both formats in there, so i don't have to look at them all the time cause i collect lots of things that takes shelf space, like boomboxes and hot wheels and movie stuff and vintage items, that's nicer to look at. I build odd outside the box solutions for most items that i collect because i want to be able to display them (literally everywhere). I once even modified a door into a shelf for hot wheels but i don't use it anymore. Some parts of my apartment are elevated like 1,5ft up (custom built by me of course) so i got storage under the elevated sections too, lol. I could go on forever about all the solutions but it's too much to write and i can't post images in a youtube comment so you have to use your imagination, lol
@@krisstopher8259 sounds very cool!
Finally a person as crazy as myself!! Great idea! I’m running out of space also so your idea is going to come in handy ! THANX
@@verndebes892 you're welcome :)
Great taste in music 🥳
@@havefunbesafe thank you
this helped me with my school summer reading book thank you very much
@@Kazooeds you are very welcome
That is pretty cool. Looks great!
Thanks!
So is that that stuff that you use dirfferent from Bostik's Blu stak's? That is nice way to put CDs so that you can see them.
@BadEnglishRecs the Blu tack is the same kind of thing yes.
Here is my little essay. I think that we share similar concerns regarding the ongoing availability of and accessibility to the richness of film heritage that has been accumulating over the past century. It does currently seem to be something that is threatened. Unfortunately, as long as streaming services and media companies are the main agencies that make films available to us, we will continually struggle with an inability to essentially watch what we want, when we want. Even with libraries or other agencies that don’t have a profit motive, easy access to films or other media for folks like us is far from a reality. With libraries, funding and mandates can change and with archives, they only have the mandate to conserve and preserve but not necessarily to make their holdings widely or easily accessible. While some archives have digitization projects, it is a slow and costly process and likely to never entirely encompass their entire collections. You have alluded to this in your mention of the Gutenberg project. Let me share my own experience to illustrate the issues. Back in 1984, I got a dream job working as a student in a media library. I stayed there until I graduated in 1990, holding onto the job through high school and university. At the time this library had a massive collection of vinyl records and 16mm films. By the 1990s, that library largely sold off its vinyl collection because of a board decision that vinyl was a defunct technology and that the space and staff assigned to maintaining that collection could no longer be justified. This was an absolutely incredible, carefully curated collection of literally tens of thousands of records of both music and spoken word from all genres and from countries across the globe. Yes, much of the collection went to archives and other libraries but most of them were sold off for less than a dollar a piece in a garage sale fashion. I still find records from that collection in second-hand stores and flea markets. Not very much of what that collection contained ever found its way onto CDs or digital formats. As for the 16mm films, my job was to inspect, clean and repair them. I later went on the get my projectionist license and made a little extra money showing the films in public and private venues. It was through my projectionist work that I came to appreciate the rich body of work that film encompasses. While many of the films were of a trade or instructional nature, there were many fine short films and what we would call today indie features. A large proportion of our collection was NFB films but we had other types of films too. I doubt that most of those films were ever transferred to any other media because they likely weren’t considered commercially valuable enough to do so. Many are likely in the Library and Archives Canada collection today but as everyday citizens, we have no easy access to them. So, in the late 80’s when the decision was made to decommission that collection, I was given a ballpoint pen and a pile of boxes. I inserted the pen into the centre of each reel and unwound the film into a box which, when full, I taped up and threw into a large disposal bin behind the library. At the same time, I began to handle the new VHS tapes the library was getting. I was disgusted by the poor quality of the cartridges. While I could splice broken film and repair ripped sprockets on the old 16mm films, a broken VHS tape was often unrepairable. I could splice the tape if it were broken but those repairs seldom lasted. The equipment we had in the office emitted magnetic fields and sometimes erased the tapes. Even as a young person, I was very unimpressed by the new technology and longed to stay with the old. Also, I could immediately see that the VHS tapes were almost exclusively commercial and a lot of the artistic richness found in the old 16mm collection was completely absent. While they don’t last forever and can be damaged, vinyl records and 16mm films were quite durable and the technology used to play or project them was quite simple. Even if the projectors or players weren’t mass-produced anymore, they were simple enough for specialty manufacturers to make them if and when they might be needed. An organization that had the mandate to make films and records available to the public could have continued to do so if there was the will for it. Also, like your collection of disks, you are the one in control of what you add to the collection and take away from it. With Netflix, we never know what will happen in the long run. And, each year we lose more of the 100+ years of film heritage.
It is true that it is hard to get many movies in Canada at a reasonable price. This video has some helpful hints and insights on how to research the best price. Regarding Exotica, it is a movie that is well worth watching. Now that it is having its 30th anniversary, it is available on UA-cam. Of course, many people who watch it will go on to want to buy it because they will want to watch it repeatedly. Also, the extra features are no doubt of great interest. I agree with the concern about it being hard to buy physical media and the expense and limitations of streaming services. There are so many excellent movies that are not all that commercially big that could be lost.
When I heard that the individual studios were entering the streaming market I was quite excited. This is because I thought they would begin the work to put everything they had over their history onto the streaming service. An archive of all their films in one place for the subscriber to watch. Disappointingly they have not done that at all. They have limited their catalogue to very few films. And it doesn't seem like they are even interested in doing it. I had such a smile on my face for streaming after Netflix came into the market. I thought all the different media companies would create spaces online where you could eventually access everything ever made. Your friend mentions a film that you haven't seen, you go home and find it easily and watch it. You go on major league baseball's website and have access to every televised game going back into the 50s or before. Wanna watch the Big Red Machine, then you can get all the regular season and post season games at your fingertips. Wanna see all the games the Yankees played while DiMaggio was on his streak, its there. And so on and so forth. But its not that way, its not a library of everything online like say the Gutenberg project slowly adding every public domain book online. But if it could be that way, it would be awesome. Until then, I have my own library with the amount of space I have so I can watch what I want when I want.
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Starting with the Tiger Movie was a bold choice
I appreciate the organisation
I'm a big fan of the 1001 movies book. It's such a great resource and encouragement into more cinema. There's been so many times when I've watched a film from it, and then dived into that directors work, which then leads to a exploring a particular genre or other similar directors I would never have found, if that first film hadn't been in the book. Also, it's great to see Exotica get it's own Criterion release. I made my way through the studio canal boxset of Atom Egoyan films last year, and it was an incredible journey. Such a brilliant director, that deserves wider recognition.
You have touched on a great point and I think most cinephiles reach the same conclusion as they become more knowledgeable on film, and that is, if you watch a film you should note the director of that film. Because if you enjoyed it, you will probably enjoy other films by him or her. In fact, when exploring film, you should do so in this manner. That is, if you find a film you like, watch more films by that director. The only other way to systematically watch film would be historically or chronologically going through genres as they come into existence.
I was watching your most recent haul, but came back to this one when you said you had bought the Switch. (Great choice!) I know it's been a few weeks now, but I just wanted to mention in case you hadn't discovered yet, that you can pay for nintendo online, ( you can do a month at a time to see if you like it), and that gives you access to lots of the classic old titles from the original consoles, like the first mario games and street fighter for example. It can be a great way to introduce kids to the 'retro' titles and see what games used to be like. Also I just wanted to reccommend 'Untitled Goose Game', which you and your son might enjoy playing together. It's hilarious and great for a family.
Thank you for the great advice Warren I will investigate and see if I can track down that game.
My pleasure. If it does look like something you and your son might enjoy, then luckily it's on the cheaper side too. Not sure what it would be for you, but here in the UK it's under £20. Also, loved to see another Masters of Cinema get some spotlight!
@Warren I am doing a series of episodes on My Film Library. Presently, I'm in the middle of the S's in the first section of the collection where I put them in alphabetical order by title. Once I finish that section, I'm going to do the Movies by Director section, and then lastly I'm going through the Movies by Number section, which is all the Criterions, Indicators and Eureka Masters of Cinema. It's coming, but it might be a little while from now.
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Just found your channel and loving your content. Thank you!
Thank you
Approx. 5000
How many films do you have? It looks impressive.
Its about 5000
About 6000 now is my guess
I purchased from Criterion for this release, first time using their main site. Was too excited when I caught the announcement. After US to CAD, taxes and duties I spent 100 dollars to get it shipped to Toronto.
Good synopsis of the digital media.
Thank you, I appreciate the compliment .
The main problem with movie collecting as an investment is that a lot of the more rare titles tend to end up getting re-releases sometimes with very little notice.
Yeah I agree.
Yes it's one of the main differences from something like sports cards, or first edition books and such. The film is only going to be temporarily expensive. A new release of it will kill the price, an upgrade from its previous incarnation will do the same. The format it's in can no longer be played because that media is no longer supported. Etc etc.
Very impressive collection, and a great basement space to have it in. Love to see the Eureka titles as well.
Hello~ The-ggood ! farewell, :)
Hi, we saw your video, liked it, subscribed and rang bell. We are also fascinated by Movies. We unpack Blu-ray Movies and read the old View-Master Booklets on our Channel to the 3D reels, do you remember it... come and see us, Susi und John :-)